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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR	Miera		DATE TYPED	1/30/04		HB	306
SHORT TITLE		Violent Delinquent Youth Research Project				SB
					ANALYST		Baca

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY04	FY05	FY04	FY05
	$150.0			Recurring	General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

Relates to HB 199 & SB 249

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

NMSU, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology

Children, Youth and Families Department, (CYFD)

Department of Health (DOH)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 306 appropriates $150 thousand from the general fund to the Board of Regents of NMSU for a neurobehavioral research project involving children and adolescents at high risk for the development of violent behavior.

Significant Issues

Children and adolescents have become increasingly involved in violent behavior. This research project will focus on children and adolescents at risk of violent delinquent behavior. According to the NMSU analysis, the project will delineate the underlying brain behavior based on factors of this population at risk through the use of neuropsychological assessments and through the use of electroencephalographic evaluation and Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography. The results from this project will be used to identify those at risk of violent delinquent behavior and develop approaches to minimize any subsequent tendencies toward delinquent violent behavior.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $150 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY05 shall revert to the general fund.

RELATIONSHIP

HB 306 relates to:

HB 199, Develop Bullying Prevention Programs

SB 249, Youth Violence Reduction Programs

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

This proposal was not among the priorities submitted to the CHE by the NMSU Boar of Regents. Consequently, it was not reviewed by the Commission.

AMENDMENTS

The following language is suggested for all new recurring higher education programs and expansion of current programs (assuming that funding will continue beyond FY05):

“The institution receiving the appropriation in this bill shall submit a program evaluation to the Legislative Finance Committee and the Commission on Higher Education by August 2007 detailing the benefits to the State of New Mexico from having implemented this program over a three period.”

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